tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post89708840841337993..comments2024-03-16T07:08:07.940-05:00Comments on Normal Everyday Life: You Might See Me Cryingnormaleverydaylifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16148273819794381557noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-64960474794911333312014-07-28T21:14:59.463-05:002014-07-28T21:14:59.463-05:00It's a mix of emotions, that's for sure! D...It's a mix of emotions, that's for sure! Definitely helps to admit them and talk about them though. Just writing this post was really cathartic for me!normaleverydaylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148273819794381557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-91957303438917308292014-07-28T16:20:42.799-05:002014-07-28T16:20:42.799-05:00Oh my goodness this is a glimps into my future. Sc...Oh my goodness this is a glimps into my future. School starts up again here soon, and I'm sending one more to kindergarten. this leaves only ONE of the six home with me... my oldest is in 6th grade. These little letting-gos, like school and summer camp, seem like practice for the bigger ones. I know there is no way to prepare, not in the sense that I'll figure out some way to NOT be sad! Motherhood is such a mix of joy and grief! And for what it's worth, it's totally OK to feel both!Emily Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014196267197823268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-48019770222432154642014-06-23T21:46:41.606-05:002014-06-23T21:46:41.606-05:00Thanks, I appreciate it! :)Thanks, I appreciate it! :)normaleverydaylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148273819794381557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-66056555258885049832014-06-23T08:11:22.185-05:002014-06-23T08:11:22.185-05:00Wow! I can't even begin to imagine my reactio...Wow! I can't even begin to imagine my reaction in the next 17 years. I assume it'll be similar. It's helpful to know that I wouldn't be in the minority :)<br /><br />Congrats for your child and yourself! :mama hugs:Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16699129732330725181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-58026490328868463662014-06-05T20:39:19.374-05:002014-06-05T20:39:19.374-05:00Thanks, Julie! Love what you said about your mom. ...Thanks, Julie! Love what you said about your mom. I do hope my daughter will say the same thing about me someday!normaleverydaylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148273819794381557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-35420391546965475292014-06-05T01:02:52.957-05:002014-06-05T01:02:52.957-05:00Hi - I am a new reader but I had to write… You wil...Hi - I am a new reader but I had to write… You will never know what your words here mean to me:<br /><br />"I'm trying to remember that all of our past transitions have moved into stages that were even better than the one we left. I wouldn't really wish them not to have happened. It's just hard when I haven't experienced it. I don't know if I'll come out okay on the other side yet."<br /><br />Seriously… that was a God-send to me. Thank you. I've never heard someone articulate it so clearly - that each stage is better than the one you left. What hope! I've grieved the passing of babyhood, toddlerhood, etc. because as most moms, I want to keep my children so close. But, I am blessed to know my children better each day…the friendship is only deepening.<br /><br />When I read about your daughter, I thought of my Mom. I'm in my 30s and my Mom is one of my very best friends. I don't think I would have said that in high school : ) So I think you and your daughter will only get closer! (But you deserve some good cries! What a huge transition!)<br /><br />Thank you for sharing your heart! <br />~julieLittle Farmsteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272917232099620826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-35000321877248649282014-05-23T14:12:29.019-05:002014-05-23T14:12:29.019-05:00Oh, I feel for you! I'm sure this is an emotio...Oh, I feel for you! I'm sure this is an emotional time for you. I definitely can relate to you not being ready to not be a mom on a day to day basis. I think that has to be the hardest part, at least at first. I'd love for you to check back in and let me know how it ends up working out! I'm always encouraged when others tell me how they did it! :)normaleverydaylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148273819794381557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-52827292061359058092014-05-23T10:59:36.979-05:002014-05-23T10:59:36.979-05:00Thank you for your post. I just watched my last ki...Thank you for your post. I just watched my last kid drive my last mini van to her last day of High School. Her graduation is in ten days and her older brother graduated from college two weeks ago. (Our oldest finished college two years ago and is home again, so I am not a true empty nester just yet!) <br />The thing is, I was a really good mom. And I'm not ready to no longer be a mom on a day to day basis. I know that I am still their mother. I also know that I turned out three great young adults.<br />So, now what am I supposed to do??<br />Judith A. Olshanskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13304862883413163732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-11784550445106826332014-05-13T10:27:41.995-05:002014-05-13T10:27:41.995-05:00Oh I'm totally there with you.I'm smiling ...Oh I'm totally there with you.I'm smiling and cheering them on - but inside it's killing me. Not looking forward to helping him move to Uni. Lovely post.AfraHWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688099330859625840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-57318020188965873322014-05-13T07:48:19.124-05:002014-05-13T07:48:19.124-05:00Awww... My son is way far from graduation! I still...Awww... My son is way far from graduation! I still have a long way to go. Your post is bittersweet mostly sweet! Congrats =) #magicmomentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-66554471864229942422014-05-12T16:24:11.719-05:002014-05-12T16:24:11.719-05:00I love your picture. It really is a bittersweet th...I love your picture. It really is a bittersweet thing to experience isn't it? The grieving for the passing of each stage and phase, but I'm glad to read that you also feel that each phase brought with it new and better things - especially reading from the point of view of someone with pre-school children only right now - I've got all this to come too! #magicmomentsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-84471207865233482482014-05-12T09:19:00.462-05:002014-05-12T09:19:00.462-05:00What a beautiful post, tears in my eyes that would...What a beautiful post, tears in my eyes that would be tumbling down my cheeks if I weren't sat at the side of my daughter's drama group session. M starts school in September, so we're still early on with the milestones, but the distant ones like graduation already cross my mind. Have a peaceful month and thanks so much for linking up to #AllAboutYou mother.wife.mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06882290265375573483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-89551398788706905472014-05-11T14:36:06.691-05:002014-05-11T14:36:06.691-05:00My heart goes out to you - I am so very far away f...My heart goes out to you - I am so very far away from this still, but my mother always told me that when you have children you are preparing them to leave you, and since having my own the thought of it is like a physical pain. Well done you for getting them to this amazing stage, and for preparing them and being there for them - it is bitter sweet, as parents we are the bows from which our children as our arrows fly (not my words! From Khalil Gibran). Wishing you strength and happiness and a very happy Mothers' Day too. <br /><br />Thanks so much for linking to #AllAboutYou - hope to see you there again on Tuesday! Mama and More aka Zazhttp://www.mama-andmore.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-975917181430147072014-05-11T08:16:34.196-05:002014-05-11T08:16:34.196-05:00I had tears reading this and my boys are just 7 an...I had tears reading this and my boys are just 7 and 10. It really does go to fast and your post is a great reminder to cherish every moment! Happy Mother's Day to you! Visiting from Our Sunday Best.<br />-ShelleyCalypso In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10264873052810117169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-1759372261334390252014-05-10T21:36:28.138-05:002014-05-10T21:36:28.138-05:00Thank you, Jillian! Thank you, Jillian! normaleverydaylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148273819794381557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-64901984375717617742014-05-10T14:10:30.649-05:002014-05-10T14:10:30.649-05:00This is beautiful! My son is not quite 2 and I can...This is beautiful! My son is not quite 2 and I can already imagine the pain you are experiencing. I want to be his whole world forever. :-\Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06541310027439405047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-60973420817857404722014-05-10T06:39:23.495-05:002014-05-10T06:39:23.495-05:00What an emotional time for you, Tracy! Lots of gre...What an emotional time for you, Tracy! Lots of great things ahead though. :) Thanks for taking the time to visit me here. I appreciate it!normaleverydaylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148273819794381557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-10857828875614815072014-05-09T16:34:04.513-05:002014-05-09T16:34:04.513-05:00I am stopping by from Kelly's Korner. Oh my! ...I am stopping by from Kelly's Korner. Oh my! I have 4 kiddos. Last night my middle daughter graduated from preschool. My son graduates from elementary school in a couple of weeks. Your post made me cry. Why must they grow up so fast?Tracy https://www.blogger.com/profile/06613396139389104900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-77665109566771188082014-05-09T15:24:07.483-05:002014-05-09T15:24:07.483-05:00Oh my gosh, my first and only is starting preschoo...Oh my gosh, my first and only is starting preschool in the fall, and sometimes I cry just thinking about it!jamie @ [kreyv]https://www.blogger.com/profile/09027451215833037325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-30961196827069898682014-05-09T08:09:25.739-05:002014-05-09T08:09:25.739-05:00Thanks, Naomi! Congratulations on making it throug...Thanks, Naomi! Congratulations on making it through the first year! :)normaleverydaylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148273819794381557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-90656274981710966392014-05-09T01:06:25.315-05:002014-05-09T01:06:25.315-05:00Oh my gosh, you've made me shed a few tears. A...Oh my gosh, you've made me shed a few tears. And my boys are only 9 and 7! I still have a few years to go, but I know it will fly by :) Thanks for linking up to Be. YOU. tiful link party. Hugs.Chic Californiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981608371182057051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-86543023309720276512014-05-08T10:11:06.912-05:002014-05-08T10:11:06.912-05:00As a mom and a teacher, there have been many of th...As a mom and a teacher, there have been many of these moments in my life. Thanks for sharing it on the Thursday Blog Hop!!Pam @ over50feeling40https://www.blogger.com/profile/15271159201006142602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-52093672191541095382014-05-08T07:17:37.760-05:002014-05-08T07:17:37.760-05:00I just went through this last year and it is HARD!...I just went through this last year and it is HARD! You're so right, you watch friends go through it and you try to understand, but I'll be honest, I was a bit "meh" when I watched them struggle ... now I completely get it. Hard stuff!Naomi Hattaway @ naomihattaway.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118410346507470789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-30429127942961133472014-05-07T17:40:16.642-05:002014-05-07T17:40:16.642-05:00I was thinking the same thing about the walk! Cou...I was thinking the same thing about the walk! Could really use to evaluate things in life right now with you! :-) <br />Mindy Sillymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06171204920762029481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5323079098667839532.post-83054287139140205232014-05-07T17:29:28.598-05:002014-05-07T17:29:28.598-05:00Thanks for your encouraging words, Jenny! It's...Thanks for your encouraging words, Jenny! It's good to know I'm not alone in feeling emotional at the transitions. Also, I'd love to read a blog post on what it's been like for you living away from home!normaleverydaylifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16148273819794381557noreply@blogger.com